Friday, September 27, 2013

Sigma Kappa Hosts Ultraviolet Volleyball at UNO

The University of New Orleans chapter of Sigma Kappa Sorority hosted its first annual
Ultraviolet Volleyball tournament on campus on Tuesday in an effort to raise money
for Alzheimer's research.

Join Us for Future Fun!

The fun's not over, Pence said, rattling off a list of upcoming events, to which all
are invited.

Alzheimer's Walk

Don your purple or pink and join Sigma Kappa Saturday on Sat. Oct. 19 to raise money
for the Alzheimer's Association. Participation is free, donations are suggested. The
Sigma Kappa team will meet at Audubon Park Shelter No. 1, near the clubhouse. To participate,
email tpence@uno.edu.

Sig Kap Flap Jacks

Sigma Kappa will host a pancake dinner "Sig Kap Flap Jacks" from 7 to 9 p.m. on Nov.
4 at the Chapel of the Holy Comforter, 2200 Lakeshore Drive at Elysian Fields, next
to the police station and across the street from UNO campus. All are invited.

Sig Kapture the Flag

Next semester, Sigma Kappa will host a capture-the-flag tournament on the HPC Fields
to raise money for Alzheimer's research.

"We've never done this before—it's a new event," said chapter president Tara Pence.
"Anybody can come play and it helps raise money for Alzheimer's Research."

Sigma Kappa sorority has several ongoing missions in philanthropy: to raise funds
to support research on Alzheimer's Disease; to support Inherit the Earth, a national
go-green campaign and to help raise money for the Maine Sea Coast Mission. The Sigma
Kappa sorority was founded at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, and the UNO chapter
helps to support an island off the coast of Maine by sending gift cards and other
means of financial support, Pence said.

Violet is an official color of the sorority so the women decided on purple power in
planning Tuesday's event, which took place at the Human Performance Center, a building
with volleyball courts on campus affectionately known by Privateers as "The Chamber
of Horrors." The New Orleans Privateers Volleyball team started its season there last
month.

On Tuesday, 15 teams of six to eight people apiece registered for $5 and $8 apiece
to participate in Sigma Kappa's Ultraviolet Volleyball tournament, which raised more
than $600 for the Alzheimer's Association.

The event was part of the Privateer Plunge, six weeks of welcome programming designed
to introduce new students to all things UNO. A number of freshmen came to the event,
both to watch and to play, Pence said.

A number of fraternities and sororities also created teams. All who played were vying
the tournament's engraved trophy, which was won by the Theta Xi chapter at UNO.